Dr. Aref Assaftag:blog.nj.com,2009:/njv_aref_assaf//49622009-02-09T20:13:01ZNJ Voices: Opinions from New JerseyMovable Type Enterprise 1.52Can George Mitchell bring peace to the Middle East?tag:blog.nj.com,2009:/njv_aref_assaf//4962.21829512009-02-09T18:35:25Z2009-02-09T18:42:29ZPresident Obama's appointment of George Mitchell as special Middle East envoy is seen as a step in the right direction regarding U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But there remains questions as to whether Mitchell is fully invested and, more...Dr. Aref Assaf
President Obama's appointment of George Mitchell as special Middle East envoy is seen as a step in the right direction regarding U.S. policy toward the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. But there remains questions as to whether Mitchell is fully invested and, more...
Obama's gestures toward the Muslim worldtag:blog.nj.com,2009:/njv_aref_assaf//4962.21829902009-02-09T18:37:41Z2009-02-09T20:13:01ZSome would argue that it has been a long time for the Muslim world to hear these words: "There is no reason why we cannot rebuild the same respect and the same partnership with the Islamic world that America had...Dr. Aref Assaf
Some would argue that it has been a long time for the Muslim world to hear these words: "There is no reason why we cannot rebuild the same respect and the same partnership with the Islamic world that America had...
Hamas and Israel: No clear winnertag:blog.nj.com,2009:/njv_aref_assaf//4962.20308102009-01-13T23:05:55Z2009-01-14T02:01:50ZAs seemingly eternal rivals, Hamas and Israel are at it again, making the same old mistakes. The latest attacks won't solve anything. The world, especially the US, has to finally get involved in the Middle East conflict. We cannot simply...Aref Assaf
As seemingly eternal rivals, Hamas and Israel are at it again, making the same old mistakes. The latest attacks won't solve anything. The world, especially the US, has to finally get involved in the Middle East conflict. We cannot simply...
NJ is ripe for leading Middle East peace effortstag:blog.nj.com,2008:/njv_aref_assaf//4962.19399692008-12-21T17:39:39Z2008-12-22T17:17:39ZWhile President-elect Obama will be preoccupied with the nation's economic meltdown, foreign issues will still hover over his head demanding attention. The seemingly intractable Palestine-Israel conflict cannot be relegated, for its volatile continuance has precluded the realization of the declared...Dr. Aref Assaf
While President-elect Obama will be preoccupied with the nation's economic meltdown, foreign issues will still hover over his head demanding attention. The seemingly intractable Palestine-Israel conflict cannot be relegated, for its volatile continuance has precluded the realization of the declared...
Teaching kids about 9/11tag:blog.nj.com,2008:/njv_aref_assaf//4962.19398682008-12-20T06:22:37Z2008-12-21T21:42:11ZI recently read a substantial article in the Star Ledger about nascent efforts on how to teach kids about the September 11, 2001 attacks. Refreshingly, the piece not once did it include a pejorative mention of the words Arab or...Dr. Aref Assaf
I recently read a substantial article in the Star Ledger about nascent efforts on how to teach kids about the September 11, 2001 attacks. Refreshingly, the piece not once did it include a pejorative mention of the words Arab or...